{"product_id":"anomalous-jew-michael-f-bird-9780802867698","title":"Anomalous Jew: Paul Among Jews, Greeks, and Romans","description":"\u003ci\u003eLively, well-informed portrait of the complex figure who was the apostle Paul\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Though Paul is often lauded as the first great Christian theologian and a champion for Gentile inclusion in the church, in his own time he was universally regarded as a strange and controversial person. In this book Pauline scholar Michael Bird explains why. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Anomalous Jew\u003c\/i\u003e presents the figure of Paul in all his complexity with his blend of common and controversial Jewish beliefs and a faith in Christ that brought him into conflict with the socio-religious scene around him. Bird elucidates how the apostle Paul was variously perceived -- as a religious deviant by Jews, as a divisive figure by Jewish Christians, as a purveyor of dubious philosophy by Greeks, and as a dangerous troublemaker by the Romans. Readers of this book will better understand the truly anomalous shape of Paul's thinking and worldview. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael F. Bird\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802867693\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802867698\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Michael F. Bird","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981244104959,"sku":"9780802867698","price":29.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3ce9ec17-4a96-433b-8fb0-41b25f4e03fc.jpg?v=1683254451","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/anomalous-jew-michael-f-bird-9780802867698","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}